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4th Grade, Curtis, 03-07 – Code.org Lesson 12: Music Lab Intro Tutorial

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THIS VIDEO GOES OVER THE EXPECTATIONS FOR TODAY!

Our 2nd semester will focus more on coding than media creation, though we will have other lessons sprinkled in.

Regardless of the lesson, FouloisTech.info should be your destination every time you come into class. This space will be used to provide announcements, lessons, and other resources.

  1. Objective:
    1. Students will be able to:
      • Analyze data from users in order to determine areas for improvement.
      • Collect useful data from users of your game.
  2. Announcements:
    1. The last day for late work is Thursday, March 20th!

      1. This deadline is 2 weeks before the end of the Quarter. That time is needed to ensure all late work handed in before then is graded in a timely fashion.
      2. For the last 2 weeks of the Quarter, all assignments must be handed in on the day they're assigned unless there is an excused absence on file.
    2. Previous Lessons: Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5 & Quiz 1, Lesson 6, Lesson 7, Lesson 8, Game Storyboard, Lesson 9
  3. Today's Lesson: Code.org Lesson 12: Music Lab Intro Tutorial

    1. Vocabulary:
      1. Algorithm - A list of steps to complete a task.
      2. Behavior - An action that a sprite performs continuously until it’s told to stop.
      3. Condition - A statement that a program checks to see if it is true or false. If true, an action is taken. Otherwise, the action is ignored.
      4. Conditionals - Statements that only run under certain conditions.
      5. Data - Collection of information for reference or analysis.
      6. Event - An action that causes something to happen.
      7. Functions - Functions are blocks of code designed to perform a particular task. When composing music, students can use functions to encapsulate parts of their songs, such as a melody or a beat.
      8. Game Jam - A creative event where people come together in teams to make video games based on a chosen theme within a limited amount of time.
      9. Game Mechanics - Define how the game works and what determines success or failure in the game.
      10. Loop - The action of doing something over and over again.
      11. Modify - make partial or minor changes to something, typically so as to improve it
      12. Sprite - A graphic on the screen with a location, size, and appearance.
      13. Sprite Type - Identifies sprites as player or environment, which determines how they interact with sprites of other types.
      14. User Testing - Asking real people to try out a product and then make it better based on user feedback.
      15. Variable - Variables store information (data). The value stored in a variable can be updated throughout a program.
    2. Today's lesson will be completed in Code.org, which you should log into through Clever.
      2. There are sixteen (16) levels in this lesson, though many are there to provide additional information rather than have you solve a problem. Level 16 is a "Free Play" level and thus will not be graded.
  • This is an IN-CLASS assignment, NOT HOMEWORK. Please stay on task to complete this work.